Cyclopedia of American Agriculture 1917 Complete in 4 Vol. Books by L. H. Bailey - 1917

London: Dodsley 1st first edition, 1780. Hardcover. Good. Two Volumes octavo 19th century half calf with 5 faux raised bands gilt and tan title labels (tips slightly rubbed) xxxiv +412pp (ii)+432pp +[208]pp of index for both volumes. Titlepage of first volume is damp marked and the following three leaves of dedication and the last 8 leaves marginally so. The last two leaves also slightly browned but all paper supple and strong. There is sporadic & pale marking with volume 2 having a marginal ink spot to pp311 sl.offset to 310 and marginal damp to approx 10 leaves + the index. Ownership E.Kensington and note to pastedown that it was given my Mrs Bell in remembrance of her husband. *Madan was a loose-living lawyer when he attended a service by John Wesley, this led to his reform and he became a convert and took holy orders serving as chaplain of a Charity - Lock Hospital. He sympathized with the Lady Huntingdon and George Whitfield faction of Methodism but after 30 years this very controversial work… Read More

London: D. Brown, A. Roper & Fran. Coggan First English edition, 1707. Hardcover. Good. Allegorical frontispiece + 12 copperplates (one of which in facsimile on old paper). Frontispiece attributed to Michael van der Gucht (1660-1725) Flemish engraver working in England.. Octavo panelled calf blindtooled (tips worn, neatly rebackacked I matching leather). Frontis, titlepage +[14] +352pp some misnumbered but collated complete. Text foxed & browned but paper still quite crisp, stable & tight. The plates printed on different paper and are all unfoxed, and aside from slight marginal browning are whiter than the text. *Translated by William Fleetwood from Curiositez de la Nature et de l'Art sur la Ve�ge�tation, but author's & translator's names do not appear. This English version pre-dates the French first edition as given in British Library catalogue, and the chapter order does not correspond with the French.

London: R. Ackermann, Strand, 1828. Hardcover. Very Good. Hand-coloured plates including costumes, professions & trades, with children, animals, coaching scene, ships/boats, boxing etc.. 2 VOLUMES gilt tan roan (edges worn/spine of vol.2 lacks top compartment and much of the raised bands of vol.2 are missing their leather covering) All edges marbled. Frontispiece + xc (which incl.titlepage) +72pp Vol.2 frontispiece + v (which includes title) +140pp + [4]pp of publisher's Spanish works. Book plate to pastedown with coat of arms of Earl of Portsmouth. Text in Spanish but plates all captioned only in English and the colouring is original and well done. Both text and plates are in clean condition, no writing no tears and with the tissue guards in place and very minimal foxing to a very few pages. The publisher, Ackermann, lists these books as being sold through his own establishments in Maxico, Columbia, Buenos Aires, Chile, Peru, & Guatemala these volumes were obviously written for the South American trade.

London: R. Francklin, C. Davis, and 4-5 others 7th edition (Vol.1-4), 2nd edition (Vol.5-7)., 1750, 1749. Hardcover. Good. Copperplates (189 of 198 required in this edition, Vol.3 lacks 9 folding plates) - each volume has a frontis by A. Motte or R. Parr + mostly folding plates by various artists.. Seven Volumes 12mo (175x110mm), brown roan on 5 raised bands (3 front boards re-attached, spines starting to split on 2 other vols, leather scuffed). Frontis +xxiv +323pp +[12]pp index +[4]pp C. Davis publisher's list; Vol.2 Frontis + viii +312pp with index +[4]pp Davis booklist; Vol.3 Frontis +xviii +366pp with index; Vol.4 Frontis + Title + dedication to Sir Hans Sloan +356pp +[10]pp index; Vol.5 Frontis + Title + contents +329pp; Vol.6 Frontis + Title + contents + xxxii explanation of plates +308pp +[4]pp book list; Vol.7 Frontis + Title + contents +323pp. Coolated complte except for 9 folding plates lacking from Vol.3). Bindings delicate, Vol.2 with lower margin wormholes for about 90 pages but hardly… Read More

First edition thus, 8vo, pp. xxiv, 25-348; 4 plates within text block, 8 folding charts depicting a vertical section of the Atlantic, depth chart, paths of hurricanes, sea drifts, winds and routes, and the gulf stream, and 1 folding table of a pilot's sheet - all in perfect condition barring one small tear(4 cm.) on Plate VIII; original navy blue cloth, corners rubbed and bumped, textblock bright and sound. Considered the first textbook of modern oceanography, this work was among the first to recognize the sea as a separate branch of science. Maury was a distinguished naval officer and a prolific writer on oceanography and naval subjects; he was instrumental in establishing an international system for recording oceanographic data, based on worldwide cooperation of naval vessels and the merchant marine. This work went through many editions; here on offer is the first printing of an enlarged and revised sixth edition - "An Entirely New Edition" - first published and entered on the Congressional Register… Read More

Chicago: Wilcox & Follett Co., 1950. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Very Good + Book/Very Good + DJ. Photographs. First Edition, First Printing, Blue Cloth. Personally Inscribed " To ----------, Fine Son Of A Gifted Father Whose Brilliant Work On One Of My Problems Promises An Early Solution. With All Best Wishes For A Successful Life. Sincerely / Lee De Forest / First Edition". A Very Bright, Attractive Example, Dj With No Rubbing To Front Panel, Slight Rubbing Along Edges, And Slight Dampstaning Along Lower Two Inches Of Spine.

[1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946]: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Etc., 1940. Original Offprints . Red Cloth. Very Good. 39 Original Publisher's Offprints, Neatly Bound In Red Cloth With A Few Caltech Chemistry Library Markings, No Other Names Or Marks. Most Involve Pauling As Sole Author, Or Co-Author. The First 1940 Paper Is Reportedly The 9Th Most Cited Of All Pauling's Papers.

Berkeley / Los Angeles: University of California, 1949. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Brown Cloth, Gilt. Fine Book/Very Good Dust Jacket. 492 Pp. Book Is Fine, Touch Of Rubbing At Lower Tips, Gilt Brilliant, Hinges Tight, A Little Very Faint And Light Pencil Underling. Dj Lightly Used, Not Price-Clipped, Spine Sunned [Browning And With Damp Stain Along Much Of The Middle Of The Spine [No Traces Of Damp Staining Anywhere In The Book], Wear Along Edges With 1/8" Loss Along Top Edge Of Spine, 1/2" Splits At Top Of Front Flap Folds, And A Few Other Minor Chips And Tears Along Top Edge, And 12 Small Inked Characters, Crossed Out, At Lower Right Of Front Panel. Signature "Hans Reichenbach / Los Angeles, Feb. 1944" On Front Free Endpaper, His Signature And Possibly His Ownership Mark.

Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1934. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Fine/Very Good DJ. Xv, 502 Pp. Bue Cloth, Gilt. Scarce First Printing Of A Classic Work. This Book Was Reviewed By Einstein In The Journal "Science" In 1934. Fine, Gilt Very Bright, Although Edges Of Page Block Are Browned; Small Owner's Name Frank J. Steinebrey Jr., On Front Pastedown; He Was A Cal Tech Trained Physicist, Active In The Pacific Rocket Society Circa 1945-1946. In The Scarce Dj, Slightly Taller Than The Book, Browned, Light Wear, No Loss Of Lettering Except That Price Has Been Clipped At Bottom Of Front Flap, Small Losses At Corners, With 1/4" Chips At Two Upper Corners Of Spine..

Goldsmith, Oliver A History of the Earth and Animated Nature. Glasgow, Edinburgh: Blackie and Son, 1852. 2 volumes, 8vo, modern quarter calfBiologie, Geïllustreerd, Geschiedenis, Natuurlijke historie, Ornithologie, Verzamelwerken - Aantal: 2 - Handgekleurde illustratiesObject: Boek (Meer kavels)Aantal boeken: 2Onderwerp: Biologie, Geïllustreerd, Geschiedenis, Natuurlijke historie, Ornithologie, VerzamelwerkenAuteur/ Illustrator: Oliver GoldsmithBoektitel: A History of the Earth and Animated NatureStaat: Zeer GoedPublicatiejaar oudste item.: 1852Druk: Geïllustreerde drukTaal: EngelsOorspronkelijke taal: JaUitgever: Blackie & Son - Queen St Glasgow, Edinburgh, LondonBand: HalfleerExtra's: Handgekleurde illustratiesAfmetingen: 25,5×16 cm- Oliver Goldsmith- A History of the Earth and Animated Nature - Volume 1 and 2 (complete matching & very handsome set, newly bound, very tight)- Blackie & Son Queen St Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, 1852- Vol I; lxii, 564 pp with a portrait frontispiece and a color… Read More